EP 0375137 B1 19930707 - ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VARYING THE DRIVER STEERING EFFORT OF A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS
Title (en)
ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VARYING THE DRIVER STEERING EFFORT OF A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 28866188 A 19881222
- US 39063589 A 19890810
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0375137A2] A hydraulic power steering apparatus having conventional relatively rotatable valve spool (54) and valve body (64) for flow regulation, and an integral electromagnetic mechanism (92) which effectively varies the centring force between the valve spool and valve body to adjust the level of steering assist provided for a given operator steering input. The electromagnetic mechanism comprises a rotary multipole permanent magnet (100) supported for rotation with one of the valve spool and valve body, a rotary flux conducting element (142,144) supported for rotation with the other of the valve spool and valve body, and a stationary exciting coil (134) magnetically coupled thereto. The exciting coil is energized so as to produce a variable centring force between the valve spool and valve body with vehicle speed, which produces a corresponding variation in the driver steering effort.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B62D 6/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B62D 6/02 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0375137 A2 19900627; EP 0375137 A3 19901227; EP 0375137 B1 19930707; AU 4563789 A 19900628; AU 604199 B2 19901206; BR 8906673 A 19900911; DE 68907471 D1 19930812; DE 68907471 T2 19931021; ES 2042008 T3 19931201; JP H02212272 A 19900823; JP H082758 B2 19960117; KR 900009375 A 19900704; KR 930001863 B1 19930318
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89311640 A 19891110; AU 4563789 A 19891128; BR 8906673 A 19891221; DE 68907471 T 19891110; ES 89311640 T 19891110; JP 33469489 A 19891222; KR 890018942 A 19891219